Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller, writing in the Post, ridicule the idea that the United States can favor the "good" Palestinians in the West Bank against the "bad" ones in Gaza: "Sticks for Gaza coupled with carrots for the West Bank will divide Palestinians, radicalize Gazans, provoke violence by those who are left out, and discredit those the United States embraces."

True. Somehow I picture President Bush reading that and saying, "Uh huh. And what's the downside?"